Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 05/08

20080121331 - Method of glass-to-glass adhesion using locators: A system for applying glass bevels to a mirror, glass, or other clear structure in a vertical or horizontal position using reusable and non reusable locators. The present invention uses an adhesive that cures crystal clear upon the application of visible or UV light. The bevels used feature fully polished... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20080121332 - Absorbent article and method for its manufacture: An absorbent article is provided with a belt 9, 9′ attached to or adapted to be attached to the back portion 6 of the article and to the front portion 5 of the article in such a way that the article assumes a pantlike shape, where the belt forms part... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080121334 - Oblique veneer laminated material and method of manufacturing the same: A veneer laminated material formed by improving a laminated material formed in a plate or column shape by stacking a plurality of sheet-like veneers overlapping with each other and adhering them to each other, and a method of manufacturing the veneer laminated material. The method comprises the steps of forming... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20080121333 - Welding carriage: A welding carriage (1) which is movable in two directions of travel (4, 5) opposite one another comprises at least one welding device (17) possessing at least one welding nozzle (16) for welding two overlapping webs of material (a, b, c) and having at least one pressing device (13) for... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080121335 - Method for attaching and peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, and attaching apparatus of pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and peeling apparatus of pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: The present invention relates to a method for attaching and peeling a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including: attaching on a semiconductor wafer a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a heat shrinkable material having a heat shrinkability in at least a uniaxial direction, a restriction layer having a property of opposing a shrinkage... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080121337 - Method and apparatus for producing an insulation support with an adhesive layer for a magnetic resonance gradient coil: In a method and apparatus for producing a plate-type insulation support provided with an adhesive layer for a gradient coil for a magnetic resonance device, an adhesive film forming the adhesive layer is used, which has a number of openings distributed over its surface to allow the passage of air... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080121336 - Method for forming a foamed product integral with trim cover assembly: Method for forming a foamed product integral with trim cover assembly having an unexposed or concealed portion which is to be unexposed or concealed by an external element. A gas exhaust area is defined in a particular portion of trim cover assembly which corresponds to that concealed or unexposed portion.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080121338 - Method of manufacturing a viscoelastic bandage: A manufacturing method of a viscoelastic bandage, having a nonwoven fabric, an elastane yarn, base cloth, and natural latex or synthetic latex as main raw materials. A viscoelastic bandage suitable for such trades as medical bandaging, industrial operation protection, field operation and sports protection can be manufactured after going through... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080121339 - Thermoformed platform having a communications device: An apparatus has a communications device associated therewith. In another aspect of the present invention, a pallet is made from thermoformed polymeric sheets with an attached communications device. A further aspect of the present invention provides a radio frequency identification device attached to an apparatus. In still another aspect of... Agent: Price & Adams, P.C.

20080121340 - Foam imprinting method: In a foam imprinting method, a foam material and a mesh fabric material having messes are prepared; a foaming process is performed and a printing ink layer is coated onto the mesh fabric material when the foam material is not foamed completely, such that the printing ink layer is stacked... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080121341 - Radiation curable adhesive with high molecular weight oligomer: An adhesive composition preferably contains: (1) an oligomer of at least 10,000 Da and an average functionality from 1-2; (2) a monomer; (3) an initiator; and optionally (4) a tackifier. The composition preferably has: (a) tack sufficient to pull labels from a magazine at 350 ft/min linear speed and/or at... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080121342 - Manufacturing process for three-dimensional patterned leather for textile: A manufacturing process for a three-dimensional patterned leather or textile is to employ a three-dimensional releasing paper transferred to a raw material mixing device to let its patterned surface filled with a PU resin with a certain thickness. Then, a flat releasing paper is attached on a surface of the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080121343 - Electrochemical fabrication methods incorporating dielectric materials and/or using dielectric substrates: Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques for building up single layer or multi-layer structures on dielectric or partially dielectric substrates. Certain embodiments deposit seed layer material directly onto substrate materials while other embodiments use an intervening adhesion layer material. Some embodiments use different seed layer materials... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20080121344 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing method for processing a sample by reducing a pressure within a processing chamber, including mounting the sample on a sample holder disposed in the processing chamber, and processing using a plasma generated in the processing chamber above the sample holder while supplying a gas for heat transfer... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080121345 - Magnetic confinement of a plasma: A method and apparatus for confining a plasma are provided herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for confining a plasma includes a substrate support and a magnetic field forming device for forming a magnetic field proximate a boundary between a first region disposed at least above the substrate support, where... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080121346 - Method for determining the operating parameters of a device for laying a thread by projection: A method for determining the operating parameters of a device for manufacturing a reinforcement from a thread (1) laid directly in its final position by projecting lengths of thread (10) onto a receiving surface (S). The device includes an assembly comprising a rotary conduit (2) of given length B and... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080121347 - Wafer protection tape cutting apparatus, back lapping equipment, and wafer protection tape cutting method using the same: A wafer protection tape cutting apparatus comprises: a chuck on which a wafer is held, the chuck being rotatable at a predetermined speed and being movable up and down; a protection tape supply unit for supplying a protection tape to be attached onto a top side of the wafer and... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080115875 - Membrane fuel cell electrodes incorporated with carbon nanomaterial-supported electrocatalysts and methods of making the same: Fuel cell electrodes are fabricated on electrode base substrates. The electrode substrates can be evenly and uniformly covered with electrocatalysts, which are supported on carbon nanomaterials, and ionomers by means of filtration and pressing. The electrodes can be used as anodes or cathodes for membrane fuel cells, such as DMFC... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080115876 - Dielectric porcelain composition, and method for manufacturing capacitor using the same: A dielectric ceramic composition containing at least 0.15 to 2.5 mol of a Mg compound in terms of MgO, 0 to 1.6 mol of a Ba compound in terms of BaCO3, 0.1 to 3.0 mol of a Ln (Ln includes two or three kinds of elements selected from Er, Dy,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080115877 - method for forming an insulating glazing unit: A method of applying a spacer to a glass sheet while forming an insulating glazing unit includes the step of integrating the application of the sealant to the spacer body with the automated manufacturing process. The sealant is applied to the spacer body on line so that the sealant-laden spacer... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20080115878 - Continuous lamination of door panels: A method of forming a door panel is accomplished by providing a plurality of spaced rollers. A first plastic facer is drawn beneath the rollers wherein the first facer is in the form of a continuous sheet having an upwardly facing surface. A second plastic facer is drawn beneath the... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080115879 - Method of manufacturing photosensitive laminated body and apparatus therefor: A manufacturing apparatus has first and second reel-out mechanisms, first and second processing mechanisms, first and second label bonding mechanisms, first and second reservoir mechanisms, first and second peeling mechanisms, a substrate feed mechanism, and a joining mechanism. First and second detecting mechanisms for directly detecting boundary positions of photosensitive... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080115880 - Manufacturing process of the combining of optical lens and sensor chips: A manufacturing process of the combining of optical lens and senor chips includes the steps of: preparation of a wafer with a plurality of image sensor chips thereon, connection of a plurality of optical lens assemblies to the wafer, wherein each of the optical lens assemblies is associated with the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080115881 - Process for heat-pressing tape on plastic carrier for chip: A process for heat-pressing a tape on a plastic carrier for a chip primarily comprises heating the plastic carrier to a predetermined temperature ranging from about 60 degrees centigrade to about 150 degrees centigrade so that an adhesive provided on the tape for adhering to the plastic carrier is melted... Agent: Haroon Chohan

20080115882 - Method and device for forming a longitudinal fiber web and for forming a transverse fiber web and for forming a cross fiber web and for forming an airbag: A method is described for forming a longitudinal fiber web, wherein synthetic tapes with an elongated cross-sectional contour are positioned substantially parallel to each other for forming a bundle, wherein the tapes are embedded in a matrix material. The tapes are positioned partially overlapping each other.... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080115883 - Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of a panel: A panel is formed by laminating a pair of substrates with each other. A first seal material is provided on one of the substrates and a second seal material is provided to completely surround the first seal material. The pair of substrates is laminated with each other in a state... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080115884 - Fuel cartridge for fuel cells: A method for controlling the pressure inside a fuel cartridge with a deformable inner fuel container connectable to a fuel cell is disclosed.... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080115885 - Heat sealer: A heat sealer with a base unit and a mobile unit containing a heating element with a substantially flat heating surface. The mobile unit is heated and then used to apply heat to a sealing medium disposed over an assay plate. Heat may be applied by moving the mobile unit... Agent: Adams Law Office

20080115886 - Method of producing printed circuit board incorporating resistance element: There is provided a method of producing a printed circuit board incorporating a resistance element capable of adjusting resistance after the resistance element has been formed and assuring a high accurate resistance. A method of producing a printed circuit board incorporating a resistance element using carbon paste includes the steps... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080115887 - Method for forming a feature in a piece of composite material: A method of forming a piece from a composite material is disclosed in which a mandrel is used that reduces relative movement between the mandrel and the piece during the curing process.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080115888 - Heat-activatedly bondable 2d element: Presented is a heat-activatedly bondable 2D element having a first adhesive and a second adhesive, which is suitable for bonding objects with a metal surface to objects with a plastic surface, and which enables a stable and mechanically robust bond even at low temperatures. This is achieved through the use... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080115889 - Acrylic adhesives containing an amine plasticizer: Acrylic adhesives containing an acrylic polymer and a plasticizer are provided. The acrylic polymer includes copolymerized monomers of a first alkyl acrylate, a second alkyl acrylate, and a vinyl carboxylic acid. The alkyl group of the first alkyl acrylate has at least 4 carbon atoms, and the alkyl group of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080115890 - Methods and systems for using molecular-film adhesives: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to molecular-film adhesives and methods and systems for using molecular-film adhesives. In one embodiment of the present invention, an amphipathic, biological-substrate-compatible adhesive is applied as a molecular-film. The amphipathic adhesive includes a first functional group, capable of bonding to a first substrate,... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080115891 - Laser beam machining system: A laser beam machining system includes: a chuck table for holding a wafer; a laser beam irradiation unit for irradiating the wafer held by a chuck table with a laser beam; a machining feeding unit for machining feed of the chuck table; and an indexing feeding unit for indexing feed... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080115892 - Plasma processing apparatus: The bottom part of a casing 20 of processing units 10L, 10R is open, this opening part is closed with a solid dielectric plate 50, and an electrode 30 is received in the casing 20 such that the electrode 30 is free in the longitudinal direction. The solid dielectric plate... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080115893 - Laminating apparatus: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated by introducing a fluid into an upper chamber demarcated by a diaphragm and sandwiching and pressing the object to be laminated placed on a heater panel by the diaphragm expanded by the introduced fluid, the apparatus including: a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080110546 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: a collet; an alignment stage; and a sheet feeding mechanism. The collet is configured to suck a surface of a semiconductor chip. The surface is on opposite side of a bonding surface to be bonded to a bonding target. The bonding surface... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080110547 - Method and apparatus for building and transferring a tread belt structure: The method of building and transferring a tread belt structure on a portable and collapsible building drum 10 mounted coaxially on a building machine 100 with a rotatable shaft 120 is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming the annular tread belt 4 on the building drum 10, transferring... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20080110549 - Internal perimeter molding method and related article: A two-piece assembly with an internal attachment mechanism includes a tray providing a tray channel and a lid providing a lid channel. The lid is mateable to the tray such that their respective channels combine to form a duct. A bonding material is received in the duct such that the... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080110551 - Non-autoclave laminated glass: The invention provides a non-autoclave method and apparatus for producing laminated glass. The method and apparatus provide a non-autoclave laminated glass process that is continuous and thus eliminates the batch processing of known autoclave processes. In addition, the method and equipment do not require vacuum processes, involving complicated vacuum bags,... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.a.

20080110548 - Automated fabric layup system and method: To apply a resin impregnated fabric to a substrate, a device includes a surface having a layer of material and a first edge. The surface moves relative to the substrate and to conform to the substrate. The layer of material is compatible for use with the resin. The first edge... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20080110550 - Arrangement and method for treatment of a material by means of an ultrasonic device: An arrangement (1) for the treatment of a material (7, 8; 7′, 8′; 7″, 8″; 18) having at least two layers of material by an ultrasonic device (2) having an ultrasonic horn (3) arranged in conjunction with an abutment (5), in conjunction with which the material (7, 8; 7′, 8′;... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080110552 - Elastomer compositions with carbon black: An elastomer composition includes an elastomer and a carbon black, wherein the carbon black is characterized as having a COAN of between about 90 and 150 ml/100 g, a BET of between 50 and 69 m2/g and a distribution index DI that is greater than 1.15, wherein the DI is... Agent: Michelin North America, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080110553 - Method for making disposable pants-type diaper and pants-type diaper obtained by this method: A disposable pants-type diaper includes a separator interposed between the inner surface of a pants-type skin-covering assembly and the wearer's skin so as to protect the wearer's skin from being soiled with feces. The separator comprises a separator extending from a bottom of a crotch region of the diaper toward... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080110554 - Method for making disposable pants-type diaper and pants-type diaper obtained by this method: The present invention provides a disposable pants-type diaper including on a crotch region thereof a separator adapted to prevent feces from coming in contact with the wearer's skin. A basic structure has the crotch region, which is provided with a folded sheet piece attached thereto so as to form the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080110555 - Device and method for labeling vials useful in system for dispensing prescriptions: An apparatus for applying a label to a pharmaceutical vial includes: a base having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; an index member attached to the base, the index member including a receiving compartment, the index member configured to receive a vial from a vial dispenser... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080110556 - Onboard fog determining apparatus: An image process for determining whether an image is foggy determines a shape of a road for driving of a vehicle in an image captured by an onboard camera based on white road line recognition. Based on the road shape, the process determines, in the image, a distant road area... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080110557 - Methods and compositions for providing preferential adhesion and release of adjacent surfaces: The present invention provides a method and composition for providing preferential adhesion and release of adjacent surfaces, that features solidifying a composition to form a solidified layer having first and second opposed sides, with the first side facing a first surface and being adhered thereto with a first adhesive forces... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20080110558 - Rfid tag/label rejection: A label applicator system, upon detection of a bad label, moves a peel plate away from a platen roller and towards a take-up spool to increase the angle between the path of the liner toward the peel plate and the path of the liner away from the peel plate. The... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080110559 - Laminated shape-retainable sheet, core for brim of headwear using the same, brim of headwear, and headwear: In the laminated shape-retainable sheet of the invention, shape-retainable sheets each comprising a thermoplastic resin and each having shape retainability in a monoaxial direction are laminated and bonded onto each other in such a manner that the monoaxial directions of adjacent sheets out of the shape-retainable sheets make a predetermined... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080110560 - Method and device for sealing: The present invention refers to a method for sealing a first packaging material laminate (10) to a second packaging laminate (12), at least the first laminate (10) comprising at least one layer of magnetizable particles and a sealable layer (34). The method is characterized in facing the sealable layer (34)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080110561 - Sealing device and method of manufacturing display device using the same: A sealing device including a mask for partially irradiating light and a method of manufacturing a display device using the sealing device is disclosed. The sealing device used to bond first and second substrates by interposing a sealing material at edges of the first and second substrates and by irradiating... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080110562 - Workspace analyte sensing system and method using a fan to move samples from the workspace to the sensor: A system and method for sensing and reporting atmospheric analyte levels in a workspace. The system includes (i) a remotely located gas analyte sensor, (ii) a tube attached to the sensor and defining a lumen through which the sensor is placed in fluid communication with a workspace, and (iii) a... Agent: Sherrill Law Offices

20080110563 - Method for fabricating stringers: A method for fabricating stringers is provided. The co-cured composite stringer includes a stringer and a mandrel positioned within a channel defined in the stringer. A plurality of strips are positioned within an opening of the mandrel, and a substrate layer, such as aircraft skin, is positioned adjacent to the... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20080110564 - Decorative system composite and method: Decorative system composites and methods for forming the same are described. The composites employ new and improved support film systems that have enhanced tensile strength under typical thermoforming conditions, including elevated temperatures. An optional release film can be used in conjunction with the support film. The support film is particularly... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080110565 - Composite wood product and method for making the wood product: A composite wood product and its method of manufacture. The wood product comprises aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands. The product is produced in a billet having a width in the range of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080110566 - Adsorbent mediated reduction of organic chemicals from solid building materials: A method of removing pollutants from building materials using an externally applied adsorbent. The adsorbent has a high affinity to common pollutant chemicals. The pollutants are transferred from the contaminated microporous building materials onto the adsorbent until sufficient amounts of pollutant chemicals are reduced to make the building materials acceptable... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080110567 - Plasma confinement baffle and flow equalizer for enhanced magnetic control of plasma radial distribution: A plasma reactor with plasma confinement and plasma radial distribution capability. The reactor comprises a reactor chamber including a side wall and a workpiece support pedestal in the chamber and defining a pumping annulus between the pedestal and side wall and a pumping port at a bottom of the pumping... Agent: Robert M. Wallace Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20080110568 - Process chamber having gate slit opening and closing apparatus: A process chamber is provided for an etching apparatus that etches a substrate, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) substrate, using plasma. The process chamber may include a chamber body, in one wall of which a gate slit is formed, a rotary inner door that opens and closes an... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080110569 - Plasma etching apparatus and plasma etching method: The invention provides a method and apparatus for performing plasma etching to form a gate electrode on a large-scale substrate while ensuring the in-plane uniformity of the CD shift of the gate electrode. The present invention measures a radical density distribution of plasma in the processing chamber, feeds processing gases... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080110570 - Apparatus for positioning packing boxes: An apparatus for positioning packing boxes relative to a covering sheet comprises a belt for conveying the sheet from a gluing unit to a device for centering the box on the pre-glued sheet and optical sensors for identifying the position of the sheet on a belt conveyor surface, the belt... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080110571 - Printer with binding press: A printer includes a driving station configured to drive print media between a pair of pinch rollers. A printing station is configured to print upon the driven print media. An adhesive application station is configured to apply an adhesive to the print media. A collection station is configured to collect... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080110572 - Process and apparatus for forming tubular labels of heat shrinkable film and inserting containers therein: A process for labelling containers or bottles by applying tubular labels made of heat shrinkable film which completely surround an outer surface area of the bottle. The process and machine include winding a precut label from a reeled film on a rotating tubular round plate supported by a roundabout labelling... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080110573 - Drywall tape dispenser: Disclosed is a device for applying drywall tape and grouting compound to drywall. The invention is operative to simplify the application of drywall tape and an appropriate amount of grouting compound to a joint. Conveniently, the device is placed on a standard size tub of drywall grouting compound, such that... Agent: J. Curtis Edmondson

20080110574 - Sealing and cutting device for pocket coil row: A manufacturing method for efficiently cutting a pocket coil spring row which is incorporated and used in a chair, sofa, or bed mattress into lengths suitable for the use without waste of the material is provided wherein a method for double-sealing a separating portion between adjacent pocket coil springs at... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080110575 - Production, forming, bonding, joining and repair systems for composite and metal components: Method and apparatus for the production, forming bonding, joining and repair systems composite and metal components utilising at least one pressure chamber having a displaceable abutment face, wherein fluid is circulated at an elevated temperature and pressure through the pressure chamber.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080110576 - Mold for pressing a multilayer press stack, in particular for arrangement in a press and/or stack structure for pressing multilayer composites and/or a press for pressing and/or producing multilayer composites: A tool for pressing a multilayer press packet, particularly for placing inside a press, preferably for inserting into the insertion opening of a multiplaten press. The multilayer press packet, in particular, has a number of multilayers that are separated from one another by at least one separating plate. The tool... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080105354 - Manufacture or membrane electrode assembly with edge protection for pem fuel cells: Methods for attaching a subgasket to an ionomer membrane, wherein the methods provide for the precise location of the subgasket relative to the other component edges of the fuel cell, such as the catalyst layers, so as provide the functionality required to extend the ionomer membrane life and prevent damage... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20080105357 - Method and joining jig for fabrication of an optical device: Two prisms bonded together in a bonding step are then, in a pressing step, put onto a joining jig and pressed to be formed into an optical device. The joining jig has a pair of holding plates arranged opposite each other and a precision plate held between parts of the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080105356 - Adhesive-backed articles: Methods of preparing adhesive-backed articles and methods of applying adhesives backed articles are described. The adhesive-backed articles include a compliant film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a microstructured surface opposite the compliant film.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080105355 - Probe arrays and method for making: Embodiments of invention are directed to the formation of microprobes (i.e. compliant electrical or electronic contact elements) on a temporary substrate, dicing individual probe arrays, and then transferring the arrays to space transformers or other permanent substrates. Some embodiments of the invention transfer probes to permanent substrates prior to separating... Agent: Dennis R. Smalley Microfabrica Inc.

20080105358 - Chucks and use in processing toroidal structures: A chuck and a chuck system, and a method for processing a toroidal structure such as a tire carcass. The carcass includes an internal circumference and tapered ends. The chuck system comprises a plurality of chucks wherein each chuck includes a circumferential or substantially circumferential external surface and a plurality... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080105359 - Device and method for guiding a thread: A device for manufacturing a reinforcement from a thread laid down directly in its final location by projecting lengths of the thread onto a receiving surface (S). The apparatus comprises an assembly comprising feed means (11) for feeding thread (1) from a source of thread, a rotary conduit (2) fixed... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080105360 - Air shaping of green tire carcass: An apparatus for shaping a green tire carcass is provided having a bladder mounted to a first and second support, a retractable support shaft mounted inside the bladder, and upper and lower bead ring for mounting the beads of the tire carcass thereon, wherein one of said bead rings has... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20080105361 - Method of forming bead filler: A method of forming a bead filler (10) by laminating a rubber ribbon (11) on a bead core (12) in a direction from the radially inner side to the radially outer side. The rubber ribbon (11) has a portion forming the radially innermost layer of the bead filler (10), which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080105362 - Method for electrolytic engineering of nano-particulate layers: A method for manufacturing a nano-particulate electrode for Dye Solar Cells including the steps of providing an electrically conductive substrate, formation of a nanoparticulate layer on the substrate, application of dye to the nanoparticulate layer and an additional step of electrolytic treatment of the nanoparticulate layer in an electrolyte.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080105363 - Method for manufacture and installation of sill drainage system: Disclosed herein are various waterproof membranes that may be applied to a sill surface of an opening in a building structure to waterproof that surface as well as direct water that penetrates through the opening out of the structure. Generally, one or more flexible waterproof membranes are adhesively applied to... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080105364 - Apparatus and method for making articles having filamentary material: Articles (12) made by winding of filamentary material (11), such as yarn and thread, are especially suitable for providing brushes and pile weatherstripping. In order to enable the yarn (11) to be unwound and payed out of spools (24) disposed in a stationary or static array, the yarn is fed... Agent: Kenneth J. Lukacher

20080105365 - Fabrication of hoses or other elongated articles: Armoring tape for wrapping around a hose during its fabrication by a hose-wrapping machine. The tape is coiled into a roll having a hollow core from which the tape is unwound to be wrapped onto the hose. The hose-wrapping machine rotatably mounts the roll with the hose passing through the... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080105366 - Method for producing plastic products with reinforced heat sealed joints: An envelope is made by at least heat sealing two face sheets. Each face sheet has thick marginal parts and spaced apart thick connection parts. The envelope has at least one heat-sealed peripheral joint, and a plurality of spaced apart heat-sealed seams. The heat-sealed seams are provided on the thick... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080105367 - Methods for producing a label having a substantially two dimensional image on a surface having a topographical texture, and a label bearing such an image: A method of labeling a distributable comprises (a) providing a plastic substrate; (b) providing a substantially two dimensional image of a label on the plastic substrate; (c) providing a topographical texture corresponding to at least one feature of the two dimensional image, such that the at least one feature of... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080105368 - Method of manufacturing an electro-optical device: The disclosure is directed to method for manufacturing an electro-optical device. In one example, a method comprises forming a plurality of scribe lines in a substrate; forming cracks in the substrate which pass from the scribe lines through the substrate; and forming a plurality of dicing lines in the substrate... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20080105369 - System for producing pressure sensitive intermediate web assembly having regularly occurring discontinuous segments produced in a continuous fashion: A continuous manufacturing system is provided for producing an intermediate web assembly having a series of regularly occurring preprinted segments that are disposed on a surface of the web. The segments are initially produced in a sheet form which is prepared by rendering high quality images in discrete areas representative... Agent: Ward/kraft, Inc. Attn: Stephanie Hay

20080105370 - Composite articles having diffusion barriers and devices incorporating the same: A composite article comprises two polymeric substrate layers, each of which has at least a diffusion-inhibiting barrier on one of the surfaces. The diffusion-inhibiting barriers are disposed such that they face each other within the composite articles. Electronic devices are disposed on such composite articles to reduce the rate of... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080105371 - Decorative laminated safety glass utilizing a rigid interlayer and a process for preparing same: The present invention is process for preparing a decorative glass laminate comprising a rigid interlayer comprising printing an image onto at least one of the interlayer surfaces.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080105372 - Method of coating with a top coat a covering profile and at least one leveling profile adapted to be adjoined with a covering flange of said covering profile of a covering device for floorings: The invention relates to a method for coating a cover profile and at least one compensation profile of a cover device, which can be connected to a cover flange of the cover profile and which is used for floor covering provided with a cover layer. The cover layer is stuck... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080105373 - Aerogel/ptfe composite insulating material: A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler particles, and may be formed into structures such as... Agent: Dianne Burkhard, Esquire. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20080105374 - Reactive polyorganosiloxanes having controlled molecular weight and functionality: The present invention relates to photoradiation and/or moisture curing silicone compositions and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, the methods of the present invention permit controlled growth of a polymer, and allow for incorporation of pendant functional groups along the length of the polymer.... Agent: Loctite Corporation

20080105375 - Moldable compositions containing carbinol functional silicone resins or anhydride functional silicone resins: Thermal curable compositions contains a glycidyl ether epoxide resin, a carbinol functional silicone resin or an anhydride functional silicone resin, and a thermal catalyst. An organic polyol, an organic anhydride, and filler, are optional components that may also be included in the composition. The glycidyl ether epoxide resin adds toughness... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080105376 - System and method for the removal of a label from an object: A method and a system for removing a label from an object are provided. The object has a groove or grooves therein to receive teeth of a fork-like tool. The teeth are inserted in the grooves, under the label, and are used to lift an end portion of the label.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080105377 - Thin film removing device and thin film removing method: A thin film removing device and a thin film removing method are capable of removing straight parts of a thin film formed on a square substrate from corners of the substrate, and of suppressing the formation of mists. An approach stage 20 having flat stage plates 23 capable of being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080105378 - Plasma processing method and apparatus, and storage medium: A plasma processing method performs a plasma processing on a substrate mounted on a mounting table installed in an airtight processing chamber, the mounting table having a smaller size than the substrate. The substrate having a surface, on which a resist mark is formed, is mounted on the mounting table... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080105379 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least a pair of elongated electrode units which are faced to each other, each electrode unit including an elongated conductive member extending in a longitudinal direction, an elongated dielectric member which is provided on the conductive member in the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080105380 - System for molding composite structures: A system for manufacturing a molded composite structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first preparing component configured to prepare a material stack, wherein the material stack comprises a core section having first and second opposing sides, and wherein the first preparing component further comprises: a first... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080105381 - Laminating apparatus: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated in a laminating part which has a diaphragm on an upper side and a heater panel on a lower side, by melting a filler in the object to be laminated and pressing the object to be laminated sandwiched... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080105382 - Apparatus for producing a reinforcement for a pneumatic tire: An apparatus for producing a pneumatic tire reinforcement, said apparatus being intended to produce a reinforcement consisting of a thread (2) delivered substantially continuously and on demand by an appropriate delivery device, said apparatus being intended to be used in cooperation with a substantially toroidal form (1) on which said... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080105383 - Expanding method and expanding device: An adhesive sheet (S) is expanded by an expanding mechanism (20) with a plate-like article (W) being mounted to a frame (F) after dicing of the plate-like article (W) to increase spacings between individual chips (T), an expanded state of the adhesive sheet (S) is maintained by an expansion maintaining... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080105384 - Method and apparatus for nonlinear laying of material: A method and apparatus for nonlinear laying of components such as elastics on a continuous web is provided. In an apparatus embodiment, the apparatus comprises a diverter and a combining roll. The apparatus can be configured to vary an elastic profile of the elastic member on a continuous web by... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080105385 - Anvil for ultrasonic welding and device for ultrasonic welding: An ultrasonic welding apparatus is provided having an anvil preferably connected to a lever assembly. The lever assembly is preferably connected to a carrier via a holder, wherein the holder is pivotable with respect to the carrier, and the lever assembly is pivotable with respect to the holder. An urging... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20080099120 - Quartz guard ring centering features: An electrode assembly and method of centering an outer ring around an electrode assembly in a plasma reaction chamber used in semiconductor substrate processing. The method includes positioning the outer ring around an outer surface of a backing member of the electrode assembly, and inserting at least one centering element... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080099121 - Conductive paste and method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board using the same: A conductive paste containing conductive particles and a resin mixture wherein the content of the epoxy resin having a molecular weight of 10,000 or more is from 30 to 90% by weight in the total resin component and whose elastic modulus at 85° C. after curing is 2 GPa or... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099122 - Cementitious composites having wood-like properties and methods of manufacture: A method of manufacturing a cementitious composite includes: (1) forming mixing an extrudable cementitious composition by first forming a fibrous mixture comprising fibers, water and a rheology modifying agent and then adding hydraulic cement; (2) extruding the extrudable cementitious composition into a green extrudate, wherein the green extrudate is characterized... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080099125 - Pressure loader for firing laminated ceramic substrate and method of manufacturing the laminated ceramic substrate using the same: A pressure loader for firing a laminated ceramic substrate includes an outer loader and an inner loader. The outer loader is mounted on a periphery region of a ceramic laminated body to press the periphery region, and the inner loader is mounted on an internal region of the ceramic laminated... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099123 - Processing apparatus: The present invention relates to a processing apparatus, such as a laminator, for performing operations involving effecting adhesive bonding on substrates.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080099124 - Closure element for absorbent sanitary products, manufacturing process, process of use, and product thus obtained: A process is provided for making a fastening element for absorbent sanitary products having first and second parts that are symmetrical with respect to an intermediate plane, each part including a base branch connectable to the first part, and a distal branchconnectable to the second part. The base branch and... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080099126 - Method of manufacturing ceramic sheet and method of manufacturing gas sensing element: Methods of manufacturing a ceramic sheet and a gas sensing element are disclosed. At least ceramic powder, a binder and a plasticizer are blended and mixed in slurry. The slurry is formed into unfired green sheets, on which paste is printed. Each of the unfired green sheets has porosity greater... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099127 - Apparatus for building tire and method for using same: An apparatus for building tire comprises an outer shaft 3, an intermediate shaft 2, and a center shaft 1 which are disposed coaxially with each other, a building drum 14 supported on the outer shaft 3 and having a uniform outer diameter over the entire length, and means for rotating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080099128 - Method and apparatus for producing combined optical film, combined optical film, image display, and methods for producing liquid crystal panel and laminated optical film: It is an object of the invention to provide a method for producing a combined optical film that includes opposing the end faces of a plurality of optical films to one another and can narrow the gap between the opposed end faces. A method for producing a combined optical film... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080099129 - Method and apparatus for forming a continuous oriented structure of a polymer: A method and an apparatus for easily making a continuous oriented structure of a polymer are provided. In making a polymer assembly, single crystals are bonded to each other, an external force, such as an electrical field or a magnetic field, is applied to the single crystals, or a solution... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080099130 - Method for producing disposable worn article: A method for producing a disposable worn article of the present invention is directed to a method for producing a worn article including a core portion 2 covering the crotch of the wearer, and a torso portion 3 that fits to the torso of the wearer, wherein the torso portion... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080099131 - Method for continuously forming structural member: The invention provides an improved method for forming a composite material mainly composed of carbon fiber. It is difficult to form an H-shaped structural member formed of a prepreg material having carbon fiber fabric impregnated with epoxy resin into a member having curvature. Thus, the structural member is divided into... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080099132 - Product driven in-line glue dot applicator and method for using same: A method and apparatus are provided, for transferring pressure-sensitive adhesive segments from a rolled flexible carrier release tape to a workpiece, by directing the flexible carrier release tape to a dispensing member attached to a pivotable arm, and pivoting the arm in such a manner that the dispensing member clamps... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080099133 - Panel smoothing process and apparatus for forming a smooth continuous surface on fiber-reinforced structural cement panels: A vibrating flexible smoothing sheet or shroud disposed transversely of a direction of travel of a formed fiber panel including gypsum-cementitious slurry and embedded chopped fibers. The sheet is used to smooth the surface of the panel as it exits a fiber embedment station of a structural cementitious panel production... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Anthony P. Venturino

20080099134 - Method for fixing plastic substrate, circuit substrate and method for producing same: A method for fixing a plastic substrate, comprising (1) applying or sticking an adhesive material onto a supporting substrate to form an adhesive material layer on the supporting substrate, (2) applying selective adhesive strength controlling treatment to the adhesive material layer to form at least two regions of a low... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080099135 - Tape applicators: A bow taper having a clamping and cut-off station wherein the tape is pulled from a clamping and cut-off station to an extended position to provide a length of tape extending between said clamping and cut-off station to said extended position, and is clamped via a clamp in the station... Agent: C.a. Rowley

20080099136 - Film lamination process: A film containing a polymer such as polyvinyl chloride is rapidly and reliably bonded to a molding containing a polymer, wood or aluminum using a hot-melt adhesive by thermally activating the film by heating using electromagnetic radiation.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080099137 - Method for holding substrate in vacuum: In a method of the present invention for holding a substrate in a vacuum, a glass substrate (5) is held by an adhesive pad (20) or an adhesive sheet, both of which are made from a material containing a diene based resin, whereby an adhesive agent is prevented from remaining... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080099138 - Structure for loading substrate in substrate bonding apparatus for fabricating liquid crystal display device: A substrate bonding apparatus for use in fabricating LCD devices substantially prevents substrates held to upper stages from sagging. The substrate bonding apparatus may, for example, include upper and lower stages having a plurality of passages for holding respective substrates; suction force applying means having one end mounted within each... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080099139 - Method for sealing microcomponent: A microcomponent on a substrate is sealed with a liquid silicone composition in the cured state by forming a channel or recess in a substrate, placing a microcomponent at the center of the channel-delimited region or recess, applying a droplet of liquid silicone composition so that the droplet is delimited... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080099140 - Illuminated wood veneer and method of making same: An illuminated wood veneer (1) and method of making same wherein sheets of wood veneer (12) and (13) are adhered to one another using an adhesive, such as gum tape (11) or hot glue, to create a predeterminedly sized wood veneer (2). Then, a predetermined amount of cloth (3), which... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20080099141 - Method of producing flexible laminates: A method of producing a flexible laminate and a flexible laminate produced by the method are provided. The method involves laminating flexible substrates with a urethane adhesive and allowing the urethane adhesive to cure. The urethane adhesive comprises at least one polyisocyanate, at least one polyfunctional curative, at least one... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080099142 - High modulus nonconductive adhesive useful for installing vehicle windows: wherein the composition demonstrates upon cure a modulus of 2.0 MPa or greater at 25° C. measured according to ASTM D4065; a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; a sag of an uncured sample of less than 2 mm, a press flow viscosity of about 20 to about 50... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080099143 - Method for reclaiming a layer of plastic material from a laminated sheet: The invention is directed toward methods and apparatus for reclaiming a layer of plastic material from a laminated sheet. The method includes the steps of providing a laminated sheet comprising a first layer of plastic material and a second layer of substrate material bonded to the first layer along an... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080099144 - Etching system: The present etching system includes a processing tank with an etching solution containing silicon, a cooling tank, a pre-heating tank, a first pipe for transferring the etching solution from the processing tank to the cooling tank, a second pipe for transferring the etching solution from the cooling tank to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099145 - Gas sealing skirt for suspended showerhead in process chamber: Stress within a suspension wall for suspending a showerhead in a process chamber is ameliorated by one or more of: (1) A gas sealing skirt that helps protect the suspension wall from direct contact with process gas. The gas sealing skirt is connected to either the chamber wall or the... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20080099146 - Suspension for showerhead in process chamber: (2) A substantially vertical arrangement of one or more rifts in the suspension wall which facilitate horizontal buckling or flexing of the suspension wall. (3) A plurality of suspension walls whose respective central portions are coplanar. (4) A gas sealing skirt that helps protect the suspension wall from direct contact... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20080099147 - Temperature controlled multi-gas distribution assembly: An apparatus and method for a gas distribution plate is provided. The gas distribution plate has a first manifold which includes a plurality of concentric channels for providing at least two distinct gases to a processing zone above a substrate. A portion of the plurality of channels perform a thermal... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080099148 - Method for fabricating plasma reactor parts: A method of fabricating yttria parts is provided herein. In one embodiment, the method includes sintering a yttria sample, machining the sintered sample to form a part, and annealing the part by heating the part at a predetermined heating rate, maintaining the part at a constant annealing temperature, and cooling... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080099149 - Rework process for removing residual uv adhesive from c4 wafer surfaces: A method for the removal of residual UV radiation-sensitive adhesive from the surfaces of semiconductor wafers, remaining thereon from protective UV radiation-sensitive tapes which were stripped from the semiconductor wafers. Moreover, provided is an arrangement for implementing the removal of residual sensitive adhesive, which remain from tapes employed as protective... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080099150 - Adhesive connecting member, optical connecting structure used therewith, and jig for attaching adhesive connecting member: An adhesive connecting member and an optical connecting structure using the member, in which connection loss can be reduced and handling is facilitated, are provided. The adhesive connecting member optically connects an optical transmission medium and another optical transmission medium or an optical part by being intervened therebetween, and the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080099151 - Dispenser for magnetic adhesive tape: A dispenser for magnetic adhesive tape has a housing and a blade base. The housing has a mounting post for mounting a roll of magnetic adhesive tape, an opening through which the magnetic adhesive passes and a retaining post having a longitudinal slot. The blade base is mounted on the... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080099152 - Film-supplying device and film-affixing system: A film-supplying device is provided for supplying a ring-shape adhesive-film to a film-affixing device having an alignment shaft-member, where the ring-shape adhesive-film is attached on a release sheet. The device comprises a table and a sheet transport mechanism. The release sheet is transported in a predetermined direction on the table... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080099153 - Display panel sealing clip: An attitude-changeable surface pressing member is attached to a front end of a clip such that substrates can evenly be pressed even if a distance clipped at the front end by the clip is changed during a heating process in a sealing process. A display panel sealing clip includes a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP